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Environmentally Friendly Horse Arena Lighting Tips

 

Don’t Let Bats Ruin Your Horse Arena

Bat conservation can often prove restrictive when planning/constructing an Outdoor Riding Arena. 

Thankfully, LED lighting solutions can be tailoured to provide the required illumination while considering environmental impact.

Continue reading for Environmentally Friendly Horse Arena Lighting Tips provided by RedStamp Lighting Designs. 


Unobtrusive lighting preserves neighbouring wildlife habitats!

As such, any artificial lighting installation must be discreet, self-contained and illuminate the intended area as efficiently and effectively as possible.


This can be achieved through the following lighting practices:

  • 3000K LED Lighting
  • 0% Upward Light
  • Minimal Lux Spill (0.5 Lux at Habitat Boundary)




Outdoor Horse Riding Arena



Below, RedStamp Lighting Designs describes how you can make your Outdoor Riding Arena comply with Bat (Wildlife) Friendly requirements:

Controls

Lighting Controls provide the user with a method of switching (turning On/Off), dimming (reducing light intensity) and scheduling (timer-controlled lighting) their lighting installation.

The automatic dimming controls listed above reduce the “burning hours” of the lighting installation, minimising interference with Bat (wildlife) sleeping cycles.    

 Arena Lighting connected to a timer/schedule ensures that lights are only powered for a specific time period – this can be programmed to avoid typical roosting times for Bats. 


Correlated Colour Temperature (CCT)

Warm Correlated Colour Temperatures should also be employed to ensure that luminaires do not provide unnecessarily harsh light.  Lower CCT’s are more natural in appearance and will be more inviting to wildlife. 

A CCT of 3000 Kelvin is advised for any application where wildlife habitats must be protected.

 

0% Upward Light

Downward Illumination reduces any upward light that may disrupt flight paths for Bats/Birds. Furthermore, this maintains dark buffer zones where extraneous lux spill could force migration. 

Additional control can be gained over upward and lateral light though accessories such as back spill guards and glare shields.  These can often be installed retrospectively to further decrease the distance covered by the light output. 

 


Further Guidance

Check Out Our Other Blog Posts For Even More Insights:

Horse Riding Arena Planning Permission

Eliminating Glare In Indoor Riding Arenas 

5 Tips For Outdoor Riding Arena Lighting

The RedStamp Lighting Designs team can advise also provide lux spill contour plans indicating the extent of illumination for planning application submissions.

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